This palace with its end of
nineteenth century style was built on the orders of the Duke of Santo Mauro
by the French architect Louis Legrand. It was finished in the year 1894.

The building, with its notable
French influence, was the residence of the Duke of Santo Mauro and later
became the embassy of the Philippines.

The definitive remodelling
was commissioned to the Catalan architect Joseph Joan Pera, who knew how
to combine the vanguard design which characterizes the furniture and the
internal decoration with the building’s nineteenth century style.

From the old palace of the Duke
of Santo Mauro the library – now renovated as a restaurant – and the dancing
saloons with their great French windows leading into the garden are still
conserved today.

The philosophy of this hotel
is to make the client feel really like a guest, always attended to, listened
to and spoilt. The hotel aims to be a kind of house with 51 bedrooms and
salons where tranquillity and discretion make the guest feel as if they
were in their own home, while at the same time enjoying the advantages
of the most personalized services.

The hotel is located in the
heart of the Chamberí neighbourhood of Madrid, very near to the
Paseo de la Castellana, the place favoured by the nobility to construct
their little palaces at the end of the nineteenth century, a symbol of
their economic power.

The metro stations Alonso Martínez
and Rubén Darío are just three minutes away walking from
the hotel. Walking it is also possible to reach the best shopping area
of Madrid, around calle Serrano and Paseo de la Castellana.

The hotel has a splendid 700
m2 garden where you will find the oldest chestnut trees in Madrid. In summer
the garden becomes a restaurant, which converts it into an immensely attractive
setting for business dinners, with its central location adding to its attraction.

The restaurant is in the old
library of the palace. It is under the orders of prestigious chef Carlos
Posadas who offers a menu which changes every three to four months and
which perfectly combines varied international cuisine with the most traditional
and straightforward dishes.

Guestrooms:

The bedrooms are equipped
with everything necessary: complete bathroom, hair-dryer, music equipment,
TV, safe deposit box, individual air-conditioning and heating, and free
mini-bar. There is a 24 hour room and laundry service, butler service,
transfers to the airport and private car park. Moreover, aiming to incorporate
the latest technology without in any way taking anything away from the
original architectural style of the palace, there is a wi-fi Internet connection
available to all the clients in the hotel’s common zones, including the
garden.